Today on indieWIRE: What to See Next Month, Pick of the Week, Venice Reviews and More

Today on indieWIRE, we told you what to watch out for next month, we spoke with up-and-comer Ami Canaan Mann, director of the Venice entry 'Texas Killing Fields,' and much more.

The 9 Indie Films You Must See This September: There's a whopping 31 films listed on indieWIRE's September calendar. From a cancer dramedy to a martial arts family drama, check out indieWIRE's picks for the nine best options, and then check out the full calendar or iW's fall movie preview; there's many worthy films that didn't make this list (including notable studio efforts like 'Contagion' and 'Moneyball').

Werner Herzog's 'Abyss' Nabbed by Sundance Selects Ahead of Toronto Premiere: Ahead of its Toronto International Film Festival debut next week, Sundance Selects has picked up North American rights to Werner Herzog's 'Into the Abyss.' Selects, a sister division of IFC Films and IFC Midnight, released Herzog's most recent box office hit, 'Cave of Forgotten Dreams,' which premiered at last year's TIFF.

Madonna's 'W.E.' Gets Slammed at its Venice Film Festival Debut: When Madonna arrived in Venice Thursday for the premiere of 'W.E.,' her second feature as director, to a media frenzy, she was surely hoping the film would have a better reception than 'Filth and Wisdom,' her critically challenged debut. Unfortunately, that isn't going to be the case, and some critics have argued that the high-profile project might be even worse.